The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-05

are decidedly wholesome. The prohibi:
tion sentiment is on the increase, and
there is no doubt that prohibition is an
established power in Iowa.
A Band of robbers were effectually
disposed of in Mexico recently. While
they were ransacking town dozen men
ran to the shore, cut small holes in the
boats in which the robbers came and
plugged them with mud. The GOATS
were launched and the marauders set out
on their return voyage. Before going
mile, however, the water began to soft.
en- the clay, and the huge log dugouts
began to fill Every effort was made to
reach the shore, but the openings increas:
ed rapidly, and soon the boats were full
of water and the occupants we're obliged
to Jump overheard and cling to the sides
of their submerged crafts to keep from
drowning. About daylight a company
of 100 men set out in boats to the spot
where the half drowned men were still
hanging to their crafts. Some, however,
had lost their hold and had sunk to the
bottom, while others were 80 exhausted
that they were unable to make any resis.
tance. The fishermen attacked them,
and soon not a robber was left to tell the
tale of their defeat.
Mrs. Crosswhite Bobo, living near
Hartwell, and we'll known and respected
by our people, is most remarkable
woman. She says she is 62 years old, has
seven married daughters, three unmarried
children and thirty. nine grandchildren.
She has never had but one spell of sick.
ness in her life, hasn't gray hair in her
head and has never worn hustle. She
is woman of indomitable energy and
indefatigable industry, and there is no
work either in the household or on the
farm that she is afraid of or ashamed to
tackle. She can and does take her rife
and knock squirrels out of the tallest
pines that grow, and can pull grain
cradle or seine staff equal to the most
stalwart man. She is always pleasant
and cheerful and looks only at the bright
side. Ifthe bar should visit her domicile,
like the famous Betsy she would kill the
varment before her old man would have
time to crawl up in the loft and come
down again. Ofjust such material were
the Nancy Harts and other noble hero
ines of pioneer days made.-HartreH Sun.
1t seems as if it ought not to be neces
sary, at this late day, to correct stupid
error which started on its travels through
the press nearly three years ago, and
which was the fruit Of q reckless haste in
reading plain English: yet in half the
newspapers that discuss politics may still
be found references to Mr.. Cleveland's
declaration in his letter of acceptance,
that he would not be a candidate for
second term as President. AS matter of
fact, Mr.. Cleveland never made snch
declaration, and probably never thought
of making it. What he did say was that
he was in favor of constitutional amend
ment providing for single Presidential
term of six years. As the Constitution
has not been 80 amended, and as MIR.
Cleveland was elected for only four years,
there is no reason for supposing that he
would not take nomination for another
four years if his party offered it to him.
Washiagton Star.
National banks in South Carolina
are very prosperous. In one respect this
State enjoys distinction that only one
other State can boast of, and that State is
t Delaware. There has never been fail:
ure, or q suspension, from any cause, of
any national bank organized in the State.
Since the organization of the national
banking system, sixteen banks have been
established, and they all are doing we'll
to-day. The capital of these sixteen
| banks amounts to $1,779,l00. to which
has been added surplus fund of $S14,-
1876. In addition to this they hold as
undivided profits S5S5,506.29. Their
outstanding circulation has been slightly
reduced during the year, the amount
thereof now being S874,135. As the
custodians of the peoples money they
hold So, ,699, ,1G5.47, and their total liabil.
tiles are in the sum of So, 1853, ,257.65.
y We are informed that, on Friday
April Is, man named Shelly, living
eight miles southeast of Marion, S. c.,
was providentially delivered from an
immediate and horrible death. It seems
he was blowing in the field when the
cloud made ita appearance in the west,
and to avoid drenching he jumped on
his horse and started home in gallop.
On his way home he had to pass dead
forked tree, and on the road side of one
fork was q projecting lightwood limb.
As he was passing the tree blew down,
one fork striking the horses neck, sever
log the head, and the other with the
projecting limb struck through the horse
into the ground. The rider was hit on
the head by small limb and somewhat
confused for time, but WAS otherwise
uninjured.-Rony Herald.
"A Woman named Elmira Slender,
of snowville, Pulaski county, Va, was
brought to Lynchburg Friday by Postof.
fee Inspectors Barkley and McAfee,
charged with flooding the mails with
obscene matter. Her method was to get
the names OF young ladies and send speci.
men copies and solicit subscriptions 10
obscene publications. The officers have
been working on the case for over three
years. The woman is about sixty years
of age, and is said to be old offender in
other parts of the country.
- Train robbers stopped a train with
a red lantern near Tucson, Arizona, on
Wednesday night, forced the express
messenger to open his car by putting
giant powder cartridges under it, cut the
car and engine from the train and ran
them ahead six miles, and stole $4,000
from the safe.
&C. A. Sanderson, Massachusetts
man. while in Yorkyille recently, cut off
the limbs to which the five negroes we're
lynched, and sent them North to have
them made into walking canes, &c. He
says he will be able to sell them at fabu
lous prices on account of their history.
The Walhlla Cburiar says! Cononel
John S. Werner, a prominent member of
the Walhalla bar, will be formidable
candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth
Circuit at the next election. We learn
that Colonel James L. Orr declines to
offer himself for reelection.
1t is said that when a prominent
northern man dies his remains are not
buried, but concealed. The question is,
how much is statesman or millionaire
willing to pay for peaceful burial?
: They are eating English sparrows
in New York and they are said to be